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SpywareDr · 2012/06/13

"jparnold said: ↑

Could you please explain what malware is as you state that AVs and Ani malware are two different things.
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AV = Anti-Virus
Anti = combating or defending against ... Virus = a computer program that is usually hidden within another seemingly innocuous program and that produces copies of itself and inserts them into other programs and usually performs a malicious action (such as destroying data).

Malware = malicious software
Sort of a catch-all type phrase for software designed to cause harm to, and interfere with a computer's normal functioning.

Wikipedia: Malware

Malware, short for malicious software, is software to help hackers disrupt users computer operation, gather sensitive information, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system. While it is often software, it can also appear in the form of script or code. [1] 'Malware' is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software or code.[2]

Malware includes computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware, adware, most rootkits, and other malicious programs. In law, malware is sometimes known as a computer contaminant, for instance in the legal codes of several U.S. states, including California and West Virginia.[3][4]

Malware is not the same as defective software, which is software that has a legitimate purpose but contains harmful bugs that were not noticed before release. Sometimes, malware is disguised as genuine software, and may come from an official company website. An example would be software used for useful purposes that also includes tracking software to gather marketing statistics for advertising.

Therefore, some security programs may find "potentially unwanted programs" or "PUP ". Though a computer virus is malware that can reproduce itself, the term is sometimes used erroneously to refer to the entire category. An example of a computer virus which is not a malware, but is benevolent is Fred Cohen's compression virus.[5]
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